Monaco, Lyon qualify for Champions League from Ligue 1
PARIS (AP) Memphis Depay scored a hat trick as Lyon came from behind to beat Nice 3-2 and qualify for the Champions League at the expense o...MAY 19, 2018
LIGUE 1 NO MATCHES yesterday
NO MATCHES yesterday
French playoff game rescheduled after fans’ attack on bus
PARIS (AP) The French football playoff between Ajaccio and Le Havre that was postponed on Friday after home fans attacked the visiting team's bus will take place on Sunday.MAY 19, 2018
Claudio Ranieri set to leave Nantes
NANTES, France (AP) Nantes coach Claudio Ranieri is leaving the French club at the end of the season.MAY 17, 2018
Metz coach Frederic Hantz to leave at end of season
PARIS (AP) Metz coach Frederic Hantz will leave at the end of the season in the wake of the French club's demotion to the second division.MAY 16, 2018
French club Saint-Etienne set to be sold to US investors
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) France's most decorated soccer club has started ''exclusive negotiations'' with American investors.MAY 16, 2018
Neymar wins French league’s Player of the Year award
PARIS (AP) Neymar won the French League's Player of the Year award on Sunday, ahead of Paris Saint-Germain teammates Edinson Cavani and Kyl...MAY 13, 2018
Monaco scores late and moves into 2nd place in French league
PARIS (AP) Monaco scored an injury-time penalty to beat Saint-Etienne 1-0 at home and move into second place in the French league on Saturd...MAY 12, 2018
Troyes looking to the aging Nivet to help avoid relegation
PARIS (AP) Troyes has two games left to avoid relegation from the French league, and its frail hopes rest on the aging legs of a 41-year-ol...MAY 10, 2018
FIFA life ban for Guatemalan jailed in soccer bribery case
ZURICH (AP) FIFA ethics judges have imposed a life ban from soccer on a Guatemalan official who took bribes linked to marketing deals for World Cup qualifying games.MAY 8, 2018
Leagues want Europe to unite, oppose new FIFA competitions
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Europe's top leagues want colleagues on a UEFA panel to unite this month and oppose FIFA's $25 billion plan for new competitions.MAY 3, 2018
FIFA bans coach for 2 years in World Cup match-fixing case
ZURICH (AP) FIFA has banned a former El Salvador coach for two years for his role in offering players money to perform well in a World Cup qualifying game, and thereby help his na...MAY 2, 2018
Saint-Etienne on course for Europa League after 1-0 win
PARIS (AP) Saint-Etienne remains on course for a spot in the Europa League after winning 1-0 away to Montpellier on Friday.APRIL 27, 2018
FIFA bans Brazilian confederation president Marco Polo Del Nero from football for life for receiving bribes
ZURICH (AP) FIFA bans Brazilian confederation president Marco Polo Del Nero from football for life for receiving bribes.APRIL 27, 2018
Lawyers for Russian player say FIFA ends anti-doping case
GENEVA (AP) Lawyers for Russia defender Ruslan Kambolov have said FIFA closed an investigation into suspected doping, eight weeks before the World Cup begins.APRIL 20, 2018
In-form Depay stars again as 3rd-place Lyon beats Amiens 3-0
MONACO (AP) The irrepressible Memphis Depay starred again as third-place Lyon beat Amiens 3-0 to secure a fifth straight French league win on Saturday.APRIL 14, 2018
Morocco takes FIFA to court to recruit Spain’s El Haddadi
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) The Moroccan soccer federation is taking FIFA to court in the hopes of recruiting Spain forward Munir El Haddadi before the World Cup.APRIL 10, 2018
Depay shines as Lyon routs Metz 5-0 in French league
PARIS (AP) Brazilian defender Marcelo scored twice and forward Memphis Depay was involved in every goal as Lyon piled more misery on last-p...APRIL 8, 2018
Monaco beats Nantes 2-1, moves closer to CL berth
PARIS (AP) Having all but relinquished its French league title, Monaco strengthened its hold on second place by beating Nantes 2-1 on Saturday.APRIL 7, 2018
